A California man was hit with a felony charge for allegedly cyber-stalking a former classmate for more than a decade — and it all started in high school after she asked him to cover his mouth when he coughed.

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Matthew Cringle, a 29-year-old Los Altos resident, was arrested Monday following a months-long investigation, according to the Mountain View Police Department. He’s accused of using phony Facebook profiles to send a Mountain View woman and her loved ones sexually explicit and threatening messages for years.

Cringle, who shared just one class with his alleged victim, recently began using his personal email to contact the woman, questioning her whereabouts. The stalking allegedly quickly escalated, with messages coming in from multiple Facebook profiles, many of them dummy accounts.

The alleged victim, who has not been identified, first contacted authorities in April regarding the messages and speculated they were from Cringle, with whom she had similar issues in the past.

“Because the Facebook accounts at the time provided a certain level of anonymity, a series of search warrants were executed so that detectives could accurately determine the true identity of the person behind the accounts,” police said.

Cringle is being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Jail.

He’s facing charges of felony stalking, stalking under a prohibited restraining order, and stalking after having been convicted of a prior felony.

“This is the first holiday season in over a decade where the victim can relax and not worry about looking over her shoulder,” Sgt. Tim Dahl said in a statement. “[Cringle] has had enough opportunities to change his behavior, and he still didn’t stop. She shouldn’t have to live in fear.”

Based on Cringle’s behavior, authorities are concerned he may have additional victims. Anyone with information should contact Sgt. Tim Dahl at timothy.dahl@mountainview.gov and reference case number 18-02540.